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Clinton Gatewood, the Greenwood Leflore Consolidated School District chief of athletics, says he’s glad the spring season is still a go because “it gives the kids something to do right now.”

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Spring sports finally receive last stamp of approval
By RILEY OVEREND -
Sports Editor
Fri,03/19/21-1:37AM , 572 Reads
With the last budgetary hurdle cleared, spring sports at local public schools are finally set to begin practice on Tuesday.
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Sophomore pitcher Drew Lamb throws during a Pillow Academy baseball game last week at home. The Mustangs lost all four of their games at the Battle on the Beach tournament in Biloxi this week.

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Jackson Academy extends Pillow baseball's losing streak
By RILEY OVEREND -
Sports Editor
Wed,03/17/21-10:11PM , 513 Reads
The Pillow Academy baseball team left Biloxi winless at the Battle on the Beach tournament after the Mustangs lost to Jackson Academy, 8-4, on Wednesday afternoon.

In the bottom of the second inning, the Raiders struck first when Tristan Foster walked, advanced to second on a passed ball and scored on an RBI single by Branson Tadlock.
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Carroll Academy senior Braxton York had a huge day for the Rebels, finishing a home run short of the cycle while also earning the win on the mound.

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Prep baseball roundup: Carroll's bats stay hot, Pillow falls at Battle on the Beach
By RILEY OVEREND
Wed,03/17/21-2:25PM , 692 Reads
Braxton York and Maddox Carpenter knocked in three runs apiece to power the Carroll baseball team to a third straight blowout win, 14-2, on the road Tuesday at Benton Academy.
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Tennis pro Marko Lovrinovic poses at the Greenwood Country Club’s tennis courts, one of two sites (along with Twin Rivers) where the Greenwood Junior Open will be held March 27.

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Greenwood Junior Open set for March 27
By RILEY OVEREND -
Sports Editor
Wed,03/17/21-1:22AM , 855 Reads
After a decade-long absence, United States Tennis Association (USTA) Junior Tournaments are returning to Greenwood.
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